Railway line Novosedly – ​​Zellerndorf

Novosedly – ​​Zellerndorf
Pernhofen-Wulzeshofen train station (in the Weinviertel )
Route number (ÖBB) :	187 01
Route length:	49.3 km
Gauge :	1435 mm ( standard gauge )
Route class :	D4 (Pernhofen-Wulzeshofen - Zellerndorf) B2 (Laa an der Thaya - Pernhofen-Wulzeshofen)
Maximum slope :	10  ‰
Minimum radius :	192 m
Top speed:	60 km / h
Legend from Břeclav 117.2 Novosedly formerly Neusiedl-Dürnholz to Znojmo 120.3 State border between the Czech Republic and Austria 121.3 Wildendürnbach (Alt-Prerau) 127.1 Rothenseehof 131.1 2.0 Laa an der Thaya Laaer Ostbahn 1.0 Connecting railway ( Awanst ) Müller Mühle 0.0 133.4 Laa an der Thaya city 133.6 EK B 45 137.0 Bluebells 139.5 Wulzeshofen 140.6 Pernhofen- Wulzeshofen 143.7 Zwingendorf 148.4 Kadolz - Mailberg 150.2 EK B 45 152.1 Obritz 153.3 Hadres -Markersdorf 154.4 Below Markersdorf 155.7 Alberndorf in the Pulkau Valley 155.7 EK B 45 158.3 Haugsdorf Jetzelsdorf 159.8 EK B 303 160.2 Peigarten 162.0 Pernersdorf - Pfaffendorf 165.4 EK B 30 EK B 45 from Znojmo 166.8 Zellerndorf to Vienna Floridsdorf to Sigmundsherberg

The Novosedly – ​​Zellerndorf railway is a standard-gauge branch line in the Weinviertel . It leads from Novosedly via Laa an der Thaya to Zellerndorf . The Neusiedl-Dürnholz-Laa an der Thaya-Zellerndorf route was part of the main railway network of the Kaiser Ferdinands-Nordbahn and was opened on December 8, 1873.

history

Construction work on the line began in February 1873 and was completed after a few months, so that it was opened on December 8, 1873. Originally, the route was intended as a strategic transit route, which is why it partly only led past the locations. Another reason for the remote location of the stations was that the wagons , who provided the freight traffic from the station to the surrounding villages with ox-drawn carts , had generally spoken out against the construction of the railway. The kilometrage in Novosedly did not begin with 0.0, but with 117.20, as the KFNB kilometered all main routes from Vienna-North. In terms of engineering structures, there were only smaller wooden bridges between Novosedly and Laa, as well as the bridge over the route of the StEG , today's Laaer Ostbahn. The Wildendürnbach and Rothenseehof loading stations each had a loading platform, a waiting hall and a guard house. In addition, cover signals were set up in Rothenseehof. At the beginning the kk priv. Lundenburg-Grußbacher Bahn owned the concession for the route, which was sold to the KFNB on April 15, 1876 due to financial problems .

On October 4, 1930, operations between Novosedly and Wildendürnbach were discontinued, and the tracks were removed up to the distance of 120.73 kilometers (around 400 meters from the state border). The reason for this was the low volume of traffic with two mixed trains per day. After that, only one pair of freight trains operated in the Laa an der Thaya – Wildendürnbach section with passenger transport in the afternoon. In April 1945 the bridge over the former StEG route was destroyed, so that no traffic to Wildendürnbach was possible. Only after the construction of the 770-meter-long Russian loop from Laa an der Thaya station to kilometer 131.29 in 1945 and 1946 was it possible to resume traffic. However, after that there was no longer any passenger traffic on this section, and freight traffic was limited to demand traffic at harvest time.

On May 28, 1988, passenger traffic between Laa an der Thaya city and Zellerndorf was stopped. The tracks between Wildendürnbach and Laa Stadt, including the connecting track to the Laa an der Thaya train station, were completely removed.

Until December 2006, railcars of the 5047 series were still running in the 2.2 km section from Laa an der Thaya to Laa an der Thaya Stadt . The only pair of passenger trains still remaining on this section has since been used as a rail replacement service by bus, because the route from Mistelbach to Laa an der Thaya has been fully electrified and no diesel multiple units are stationed in Laa for the short section to Laa an der Thaya Stadt becomes.

The section from Laa to the Pernhofen-Wulzeshofen train station is still used for freight transport today . The main customer is the Jungbunzlauer glucose plant in Pernhofen. Freight traffic does not use the route that continues as planned, but is still available as a diversion route if necessary. It was renovated in 2005 and has been class D4 since then.

Reuse

At times there was the idea of ​​opening the route to passenger trains with bicycles. The concept of the " phylloxera express " should be adopted. Renovation work would not be necessary on a large scale as the rails are still in good condition.

On March 26, 2017, an article about the Pulkautalbahn was published in the Niederösterreichische Bezirksbl Blätter (Hollabrunn district), which suggests a sensible use of the route by means of tram sets (so-called Pulkautaltram).

On November 17, 2018, four sets of 4020 and 4746 series as well as 13 double-decker cars were transferred via the Pulkautalbahn from Laa / Thaya to Zellerndorf. The reason was the line interruption on the Laaer Ostbahn due to a freight train derailment on November 8, 2018, which locked the vehicles.

Level crossing with the B45 in Alberndorf. During a train ride, the left side of the EK is secured with a half barrier and the right side is guarded by a security guard.

The ET 4746 011, 013, 017 and 067 are pulled by VL 2016 030 on the Pulkautalbahn to Zellerndorf.

literature

Peter Gaider: The Wildendürnbach - Laa an der Thaya section of the ÖBB route 87 . In: Eisenbahn , issue 1/1986 (39th year). Bohmann, Vienna 1110. p. 7

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} http ://www.mein Bezirk.at/hollabrunn/chronik/hat-pulkautalbahn-eine-zukunft-d979678.html
2. ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from March 30, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ^ Philipp Graf: ÖBB cityjet on the Pulkautalbahn. November 17, 2018, accessed November 18, 2018 . 
4. ^ Philipp Graf: ÖBB Wiesel (double-decker train) on the Pulkautalbahn. November 17, 2018, accessed November 18, 2018 . 

ÖBB double-deck coaches on the Pulkautalbahn.

Web links

Commons : Novosedly – ​​Zellerndorf railway line  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Track opening for cyclists?
• Course book 1944 route 462q
• Course book 1944 route 462p
• The Laa - Zellerndorf railway line will be retained!
• Photos section of train station Laa adTh. City / station Laa adTh. - Alt Prerau
• Farewell trip on the Pulkau Valley Railway on December 10, 2016
• Photos from the farewell trip on December 10, 2016
• Photos from the signal box Pernhofen-Wulzeshofen and Laa adTh
• Photo trip on October 12th, 2011 between Zellerndorf and Laa adTh.
• One last time through the Pulkau valley
• Timelapse Pulkautalbahn Zellerndorf - Laa an der Thaya
• BR 2050.006 in blue shrubs
• BR 2050.006 in Laa an der Thaya city
• BR 2050.006 in Kadolz-Mailberg
• BR 2045.20 in Kadolz-Mailberg
• Beaver plague along the Pulkau
• Entrance to Laa ad Thaya station
• Row 4010 in Haugsdorf
• Exit from Laa adTh station.